Merck Sharp Dohme LLC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2012 · Treasurer: Jason Kaune · San Rafael, CA

Raised

$20,000

Total Spent

$20,000

To TN candidates

$17,000

85% of spending

To other PACs

$3,000

15% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $17,000 to 19 candidates

$14,500 to 16 Republicans $2,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,000 (85%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $20,000

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$17,000

Source filings:

Year-End 2023

To TN candidates $17,000 85%
To other PACs $3,000 15%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Rusty Grills ^†	Tennessee House, District 77	Rep.	$1,500.00
Brock Martin ^†	Tennessee House, District 79	Rep.	$1,000.00
Caleb Hemmer ^†	Tennessee House, District 59	Dem.	$1,000.00
Chris Hurt ^†	Tennessee House, District 82	Rep.	$1,000.00
Chris Todd ^†	Tennessee House, District 73	Rep.	$1,000.00
David B. Hawk ^†	Tennessee House, District 05	Rep.	$1,000.00
Jeremy Faison ^†	Tennessee House, District 11	Rep.	$1,000.00
London Lamar	Tennessee Senate, District 33	Dem.	$1,000.00
Michele Carringer ^†	Tennessee House, District 16	Rep.	$1,000.00
Pat Marsh ^†	Tennessee House, District 62	Rep.	$1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
AKBARI PAC (Raumesh Akbari)	$1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager)	$1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth)	$1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Merck Sharp Dohme LLC Sponsor	San Rafael, CA	—	$20,000.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing	Cash Beginning	Cash Ending	Source
Year-End 2023 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110728